Why Students Should Not Be Allowed In School Research Paper

Although having each child’s personal tastes accommodated in the lunchroom would be great, it would place a financial burden on the school. Schools are already required to serve healthy, (small) portions so there is no need to cater to specific tastes. If a student has a medical reason for needing a special diet then the school should see that their need is met, but not just accommodate each student’s tastes. First and foremost, trying to make lunch to suit each student’s taste, would be a daunting task for those who prepare the meal. There would be very few students who like exactly the same thing so the cooks would have to make many different foods. The possibility for excessive waste would be high also, because the cooks would not know how many students would eat each type of prepared food. The many different meals would mean a substantial increase in the cost to prepare each meal. This would almost certainly mean students would have to pay more for their lunches, so it could be an excessive burden for some families. In addition because schools are already required to serve healthy meals it would not be necessary to make fat free or vegetarian meals for one’s health. A student who want vegetables only should check the school menu each do to know if it will accommodate them or not. If it does not they should bring their lunch from home that day. Anyone …show more content…
Even though the student may not have a health issue that requires them to only eat vegetables it is a personal preference that is important to them. If a student is trying to eat low fat foods to help with a weight issue it is also very important to them to have food choices that would allow them to stick to their diet. Unfortunately there are too many reasons why it would not work. But one of the biggest drawbacks would be for the cooks that would be required to cater to everyone’s individual